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mdlbearMy headspace this week was mostly taken up by Colleen's trip to the hospital Monday -- when she woke up she was too weak to stand. Mostly dehydrated from all the diarrhea, I think. She also needed some wound care for pressure ulcers, and is badly in need of PT to strengthen her legs. We should be getting the PT and wound care from Home Health starting tomorrow.
My visits to the hospital (they recently started allowing one designated
visitor per patient) didn't actually take up that much time -- I only
spent two or three hours there -- but I wasn't good for much else
afterward. I did do a little more singing than in past weeks. (It's easy
to do more than nothing.) But not enough. I should make up a couple of
setlists. A week ago I wrote that I was... in that weird depressed
state where I know that (e.g.) singing would raise my mood, which is most
of why I don't. :P
That's still mostly valid. Goes double for
walking.
We will also be having Colleen's caregiver, V, starting next week; she came over for a little while yesterday. Between that, the EMTs Monday, and Home Health, I'm getting a little concerned about the number of outsiders coming through the house, but there doesn't seem to be any way of avoiding it.
Yesterday I went for a long(ish) drive with Colleen. In the Before Times, our weekend often included a brunch out, followed by a drive on whatever scenic route took our fancy. Our last brunch out was five months ago.
Have I mentioned that my eyes itch. More precisely, various places around my eyes. Maddening, especially in situations where I shouldn't touch my face.
0712Su
* Up 7:30; S=8:08; shower
% some back pain - naproxen
* put tube of desitin (arrived yesterday) in cat bag, which is in Molly
! in that weird depressed state where I know that (e.g.) singing would raise my mood,
which is most of why I don't. :P
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* Singing: Rambling Silver Rose
/ C still very sore from yesterday's fall
* 3:30 leave for Coupeville.
* 4:30 C MAC clinic
* Singing: Bells of Norwich (request from S), Middle-Sized Bear, Riverheart
/ C hurting; crying. Difficult.
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0713Mo
& awake 1:30ish;
/ cleanup
& up 4:30ish; ;
/ C too weak/unsteady to stand. Cleaned her up as best I could before calling 911
/ 8:30ish at hospital. not on an IV at this point. They were just cleaning her up when
I arrived. (and again half an hour later)
/ (0713)Admitted 9:50 - room 2211. Dr. Yousef
* 15min: take out trash. (C's chairside, C's bedside, kitchen, back bathroom)
* 15min: swiffer bathroom floor
x 2:45 start leaving for Coupeville
~ 3:45 C MAC clinic
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~ call C -> straight to voice mail
~ Call hospital to try to connect with C - 360 678 5151 -> not picking up
" QOTD: me: Colleen and I make a great pair -- I don't make phone callls, and she
doesn't answer them. :) "
: Finally realized that I could probably send her email. She's mostly using her tablet
these days. I told her to turn her phone back on and give me a call.
-> it's possible that her tablet doesn't have a net connection, though.
* Singing: For Amy,
% 10pm very sleepy
* laundry
~ remind C every couple of hours to get up and walk. follow with wheelchair if needed
nice idea; this isn't the place to put it. Don't know what is.
0714Tu
* up 6ish; S=6:43;
* change top sheet (feed cats first)
% still earworming "For Amy" after earworming and singing it yesterday. It occurs to me
that I occasionally manage to write good songs.
* 9:10 call Colleen.
-> the nausea probably a side-effect of the antibiotics (IM injections)
-> feels much better after a full day of good sleep
-> expects to get out of bed and walk today
-> expects to be discharged maybe Thursday
-> diarrhea appears to have been due to an infection (? not positive I heard that
right; will check when I get there)
* arrive at hospital ~10:30.
-> a lot of pain from the IV. Keeps getting occluded
-> input from dietician. recommends digestive enzyme before each meal GNC or Rite-Aid
-> nystatin cream for groin area
-> Meropenem IV every 12 hours.
-> she seems to have gotten her appetite back, which is great!
x 3:45 C MAC clinic
~ 2pm Accent Dental crown -> reschedule
* curmudgeon post
* put tablet support pillow -in Molly- _on backpack_ for tomorrow
* add Lipton half-gallon teabags to shopping list or order fron $A -> both
* meat thermometer ordered from $A
% 6:25 keep feeling as though Colleen is here, in her chair. Weird.
* call V
* Singing: For Amy
* 10:25 meloxicam
0715We
* up 6ish; S=6:07;
% heat on back. Should really do it _before_ exercising, but...
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* V will bring by something for C -> lovely paper quill-work heart
* bring C her tablet support pillow
* arrive Coupeville ~10:30
-> she is apparently supposed to be discharged tomorrow.
~ Income tax filing deadline (from 0415) -> already filed
x 3:45 C MAC clinic
* put C's slippers in backpack
: GaFilk 2021 cancelled
* load C's drugs
% 10ish fell asleep in my chair. Should go to bed.
0716Th
* Up 5ish; S=5:40;
* pay Molly, AX, AO
* ~1pm C discharge: bring black slippers, pantsu
* look in C's phone for Jilara's number; text to R -> no change
/ home health - PT, bath aid, wound care, cath. change. ~PT tomorrow
/ ~2:15 home with C
& 4:30ish talk with (neighbor)Joanie
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0717Fr * litter boxen
& awake ~4:45;
/ minor cleanup
* up 8:30ish; S=8:41;
/ 8:30ish cleanup. thick liquid with lumps
/ 11:55 cleanup
: Discharge nurse called - Signature doesn't have the staff; Whidbey Home Health can get
someone out Monday.
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: V came over for a couple of hours in the afternoon -> missed the window for:
~ 4pm call if haven't heard: Whidbey home health 360-914-5634 ask for intake
* Singing: Ship of Stone...[after dinner] Bells of Norwich, The River, Riverheart
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& 10:44 meloxicam for back pain
0718Sa
& awake 2:40;
% Back worse, if anything, than when I went to bed. Not supposed to do that
-> heat. C suggests muscle relaxant; also considered acetaminophen, but didn't
/ goop, no cleanup - gas
* up 7am; S=6:54;
% heat. Still considering acetaminophen
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* Drive: with Colleen, up to Oak Harbor as far as the base, back via Goldie. 4.6 mi/kWh
found myself in the queue to enter the base; pulled a U-turn -- there was space.
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* singing: Wheelin', The Mary Ellen Carter
% 11:30 meloxicam
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Date: 2020-07-20 10:45 am (UTC)